Free Web NovelChapter 103: Coward? No, no! It’s tactics...
In this life, he had the system, which was his ultimate backer. He was confident that if he played his cards right and survived for a few months, then Dragon City wouldn’t even be worthy of entering his eyes anymore. He just needed to play his cards right, or else...
For now, James was a troublesome obstacle. But in Darius’s eyes, he would eventually become nothing more than a small bump on his path.
There were only a few things that Darius cared about now. The first one was his pavilion and how to spread its fame and operate it in a manner that could generate great wealth and cultivation for him. The second would be Earth’s real power ceiling. He knew that the sanctuary didn’t get much attention as of yet, but he didn’t know whether that would stay the same or not.
The sanctuary’s resources were quite lucrative, and the demons weren’t any weaker than those in the outside world. He believed that if the plot played out as his experience told him, sooner or later a lot of forces would shift their focus toward the sanctuary instead of Earth.
"That Cody is really too despicable. If it weren’t for my low cultivation, I would have dealt with him myself," Annie said, her tone arrogant and playful as she punched her fists into the air in front of Darius.
Darius laughed loudly and said, "No need, no need. I want to take a look at what kind of tricks these two brothers can come up with!"
Since James wanted to kill him, he had no reason to be reserved. When he had accumulated enough power, he would be sure to kill James and his brother. How could he spare them after what they had done and planned on doing? He would also deal with Wolf Fang, but that’s for later.
"Still, why are you here, Annie? Don’t you have lessons at the academy?" He suddenly realized that Annie had shown up out of nowhere and couldn’t help but ask, worried that this girl was skipping all her classes to hang out in his pavilion. If that were the case, he would be the main culprit behind her cultivation stagnating, and her father might find trouble with him. frёewebηovel.cѳm
Annie heard this, and her face beneath the veil instantly reddened before she quietly replied, "I do have exams, but I heard something and had to sprint here to tell you. Oh no, I totally forgot about it." She slapped her forehead and explained.
"So that’s how it is. Well, I’ll deal with this problem myself. Go back to your classes, don’t worry your master and father needlessly," Darius nodded his head, appreciated the information, and sent her out.
In short, Annie came quickly to inform him that Kerie Holland, Luke’s older sister, was heading toward his pavilion in a rage, planning on taking revenge for her brother. She also informed him that compared to James, she was vastly stronger, but refrained from joining guilds or shining in any way, shape, or form since her grandfather and father were powerful experts with ample resources.
Darius slightly massaged his temples; he suddenly felt that this world was way too troublesome. He had always assumed things would go rather smoothly like in the novels he read. While problems would arise, his life would never be in danger, but after the events that occurred earlier, that idea was entirely shattered.
’Time to increase my strength. As for that woman...’ Darius chuckled upon reaching such thoughts. He wasn’t in the mood for a face-slapping session, and he surely wasn’t in the mood to gain even more enemies.
There was always a famous piece of advice from knowledgeable people in his past: If someone got angry, do not ever tell them to calm down during that same period. Instead, change their position, wait for them to calm down by themselves, or if you can suppress them, then speak whatever you need and advise them.
Darius was going to use this approach. An angry woman was heading his way? Why bother staying and repeating the same boring face-slapping scene over and over? He might as well do something else in the meantime while she calmed down.
Reaching such a conclusion, he swiftly communicated with the system, but he didn’t even start speaking when a reply came.
"Host shouldn’t worry. Given the special mission today, you were already exempt from today’s business hours. You can freely close the pavilion, but keep in mind that running away and having a cowardly personality is never the way of the Supreme Pavilion Master."
Darius bitterly smiled upon hearing the response. Since when was he running away and being a coward? He was tactfully avoiding a face-slapping scenario. He didn’t want to feel like those main characters who strode forward, slapping everyone left and right on their path to supremacy.
He was just about to instruct John about a few matters when he saw a young man approach him. Upon noticing Darius’s gaze on him, the young man immediately bowed down in respect and greeted, "Shen pays respect to the Pavilion Owner!"
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Darius was confused. He had completely forgotten about Shen’s existence, but why would he say such things? This sounded very weird to him, and he couldn’t help but scrutinize Shen for a moment before realization dawned upon him.
’So that’s why he didn’t leave with Annie.’
Darius swept a glance over him and could not help frowning as he said, "Only at the ninth layer of the True Qi Realm? You’re advancing a bit too slowly!"
Shen could not stop his face from twitching.
It had only been less than a day inside the Apex Medicine Pavilion, and he had managed to directly leap from the late stage of the seventh layer of the True Qi Realm to the peak of the eighth layer, and even managed to break through all the way to the ninth layer of the True Qi Realm. This was enough to make him ecstatic, and it also made him finally believe Darius’s words... that he could really help him surpass James in half a year’s time.
This was a casual remark that Darius had left behind before leaving Shen inside the Apex Medicine Pavilion to heal and cultivate, not realizing that the other party would take it as a true goal.
Shen desired greater power. On one hand, he wanted to avenge his humiliation, while on the other, the desire for power was deeply engraved in the blood and bones of every cultivator in the first place. Thus, as soon as he had broken through to the ninth layer of the True Qi Realm, he went to see Darius... He would be too embarrassed to see Darius if he had not broken through first after what he had done for him earlier today.
But he had never imagined that Darius would still resent him for being too slow!!
